Problem In Installating ACT! by Sage 2006 V.8.0

the error message comes when screen goes into setup stage saying: SETUP CPULD NOT FIND FILE ON THE SPECIFIED PATH OR DISK. PLEASE CHECK THE PROPER DISK IS INSERTED OR SPECIFIY A NEW PATH. UNABLE TO LOCATE A FILE C:\DOWNLOAD\ACT801\STANDARD\ACTSTD\ACT!.MSI

we are installing through network path and also i have check manually that the specified path file is available in that folder.

and once we click Retry on this error message, another error message coming which says ERROR 1706: NO VALID SOURCE COULD BE FOUND FOR PROUDCT ACT! THE WINDOW INSTALLER CANNOT CONTINUE.

Re: Problem In Installating ACT! by Sage 2006 V.8.0

when we open CCleaner, in tools it shows all the programs installed on computer. there is one program named ACT! is still there. is it the cause of this error. please suggest how to uninstall this program and then we can again try to install it.

Re: Problem In Installating ACT! by Sage 2006 V.8.0

This is a procedure I wrote to get the most clean install possible:Uninstall any version of ACT! from Windows Control Panel | Add/Remove ProgramsUse the Uninstaller.exe from the ACT! KB 19338 (the exe, not the manual uninstall)Uninstall .Net Framework (all versions installed)Uninstall any MS SQL items from the Control Panel if still thereUninstall MSXML 6 Services from Control Panel if it's still therePerform a Selective restart with MSCONFIG as per ACT! KB 14499Install .Net 1.1 Framework (only 1.1 for ACT! 7/8) as per KB 17999Install ACT! 8.0 full installInstall ACT! 8.03 patch if the previous install was a previous build and hotfixesRestore from Selective Startup Mode with MSCONFIGReboot

after that i have tried to install ACT! it starts the process and also install .Net framework after that when it reached to the status called preparing to enter in installshield it stops installing and NO error message is coming!

Re: Problem In Installating ACT! by Sage 2006 V.8.0

Unfortunately, Mike's procedure will have no effect on the error that you are receiving. What is happening here is that the Windows Installer database has a reference in it that is orphaned on the machine. What this means is that there is a reference in the registry relating to the ACT MSI file that doesn't exist on the hard drive any longer. Couple of things to try here:

1) Download and install the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility. Launch the application and look for the ACT! product listed in the file list. If detected, allow it to remove the listing. Then try your install again.

If the issue continues:

2) Open the registry and search for "ACTSTD\ACT!.MSI". Delete refernces to the entries discovered and reinstall ACT!